High · 7.8 CVE-2022-37326 EUVD-2022-39961GHSA-4x95-p9f4-3p7r

Docker Desktop for Windows before 4.6.0 allows attackers to delete (or create) any file through the dockerBackendV2 windowscontainers/start…

Published Apr 27, 2023 · Updated Jan 31, 2025 · Assigned by mitre

Description

Docker Desktop for Windows before 4.6.0 allows attackers to delete (or create) any file through the dockerBackendV2 windowscontainers/start API by controlling the pidfile field inside the DaemonJSON field in the WindowsContainerStartRequest class. This can indirectly lead to privilege escalation.

References

https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#docker-desktop-460
https://www.cyberark.com/resources/threat-research-blog/breaking-docker-named-pipes-systematically-docker-desktop-privilege-escalation-part-2